crawfish 音标拼音: [kr'ɔf
, ɪʃ]
n . 小龙虾;退缩者
小龙虾;退缩者
crawfish n 1 :
tiny lobster -
like crustaceans usually boiled briefly [
synonym :
{
crayfish }, {
crawfish }, {
crawdad }, {
ecrevisse }]
2 :
small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster [
synonym : {
crayfish }, {
crawfish }, {
crawdad }, {
crawdaddy }]
3 :
large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters [
synonym : {
spiny lobster }, {
langouste }, {
rock lobster }, {
crawfish },
{
crayfish }, {
sea crawfish }]
v 1 :
make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity ;
"
We '
ll have to crawfish out from meeting with him "; "
He backed out of his earlier promise "; "
The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns " [
synonym : {
retreat },
{
pull back }, {
back out }, {
back away }, {
crawfish }, {
crawfish out }, {
pull in one '
s horns }, {
withdraw }]
Crawfish \
Craw "
fish `\ (
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f [
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sh `),
Crayfish \
Cray "
fish `\
(
kr [=
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f [
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sh `),
n .;
pl . {-
fishes }
or {-
fish }. [
Corrupted fr .
OE .
crevis ,
creves ,
OF .
crevice ,
F . ['
e ]
crevisse ,
fr .
OHG .
krebiz crab ,
G .
krebs .
See {
Crab }.
The ending -
fish arose from confusion with E .
fish .] (
Zool .)
Any decapod crustacean of the family {
Astacid [
ae ]} (
genera {
Cambarus }
and {
Cambarus }),
resembling the lobster ,
but smaller ,
and found in fresh waters .
Crawfishes are esteemed very delicate food both in Europe and America .
The North American species are numerous and mostly belong to the genus {
Cambarus }.
The blind crawfish of the Mammoth Cave is {
Cambarus pellucidus }.
The common European species is {
Astacus fluviatilis }.
Syn :
crawdad ,
crawdaddy .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
tiny lobsterlike crustaceans usually boiled briefly .
Syn :
crawdad ,
ecrevisse .
[
WordNet 1 .
5 ]
3 .
a large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters .
Syn :
spiny lobster ,
langouste ,
rock lobster ,
crayfish ,
sea crawfish .
[
WordNet 1 .
5 ]
crawfish \
crawfish \
v .
i .
to back out in a humilating manner ;
as ,
We '
ll have to crawfish out from meeting with him .
Syn :
retreat ,
back out ,
back away ,
crawfish out ,
withdraw .
[
WordNet 1 .
5 ]
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